A Column About Iowa: Phillips Well Reaches 400 Feet
CRESSON The Phillips Petroleum Co's test well near here reached a depth of 400 feet after one week of drilling.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1939
Page
1
Tragic Drowning Incident Reported In Local Scene
A two year old boy named Tommy Tuck er drowned after falling into a bath bailh Caicel bali Lilied with wa les. The accident involved Jerr and son and Wayone Lucker, as details remain sketchy in the fragmented report.
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Jerr
Tommy Tucker
Mr. and Wits
Wayone Lucker
Lalling
Wales
Tuberculin tests end after 1033 children screened
At the close of the county tuberculin testing program for school children, 1033 youngsters were examined. The final testing clinic was at Chillicothe where school authorities conducted the tests and health staff administered them.
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Ortumwa
Wapeio
Chlliicothe
Overcome by Fumes in Wallpaper Remover Incident
Mer ta KAMiko Gumi Mer ta 19 missed Geathroy omy minutes. Found by Joseph Oujiri owner of the Valcalt else while removing wallpaper Mer ta unconscious and breathing faintly. Overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a wallpaper remover.
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Cevdak Kamiko Gumi Merta
Geathroy Omy
Joseph Oujiri
Merta
Alarm Clock Day Promises Free Gifts in Britt Stores
Britt merchants plan alarm clock displays on Saturday with each store setting an alarm to ping three times. The first customer after each alarm will receive a free item, as part of the Britt Commercial Club event.
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Britt Commercial Club
Favor Buses Replace Street Cars on Government Bridge
Davenport city council approves replacing street cars with buses on the Government Bridge over the Mississippi between Davenport and Rock Island Ill. Rock Island council must act similarly before the change takes effect.
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Davenport
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Ill
University of Dubuque to Launch Local Art Program
Dean Edward A. Wight announces a new art program at the University of Dubuque. The university will purchase reproductions of notable paintings and begin buying original works by Dubuque artists.
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Dubuque University
Dubuqlh
Edward A. Wight
University of Dubuque
Dubuque
Dewey on the Radio Tonight in Minneapolis Speech
District Attorney Thomas Dewey will address the Minnesota Republican central committee meeting at the Minneapolis auditorium tonight. The event includes delegates from the Dakotas Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota and will be broadcast nationwide by NBC at 9 PM CST. Governor Harold E. Stassen will introduce Dewey.
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Minneapolis
Thomas Dewey
New York
Minnesota Republican Central Committee
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Harold E. Sta@sen
Dewey
National Broadcasting Company
New Exhibitors At Poultry Show Open Today
Washington County sixth annual poultry show opens today with many new exhibitors. Birds arrive ahead of last year as judging starts tomorrow. special pens display turkeys and rabbits while a pet goose entertains visitors. A disease film from Dr Salsbury labs will be shown Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Washington County
Gerald Duncan
Cald
City Hall
Roy Finch
Harry Rampeyer
Fred Wagner
Dunan
Hea
Harry Ramseyer
F. A. Peterson
Dr. Salsbury Laboratories
Charley City
Advertisements Influence Women’s Buying in Apparel Survey
Miss Mildred Stokes reports from a survey of 150 women in Illinois that clothing ads strongly affect textile purchases. They view ads as helpful but not always truthful, valuing quality, style, and prestige over free service, with one quarter buying textiles directly due to advertising.
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Ames
Iowa
Dee
Mildred Stokes
Iowa State College
Illinois
Odd Fellows Elect McGill Noble Grand
Election of officers for the next six months at the Odd Fellows meeting in the I.O.O.F. hall. John McGill was elected noble grand with Frank Emery as vice grand M. D. Lee secretary Roy Stewart treasurer and Ray Rox a three year trustee. Initiatory degree conferred on one candidate with fifty one members and two visitors present. Next initiatory and first degree work set for December 12.
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Odd Fellows
C.F. Hall
John McGill
Noble Grand
Frank Emery
M. D. Lee
Roy Stewart
Ray Rox
Mrs Steck Visits Keota After Iowa City Trip
Mrs. Fred Steck returned yesterday from Iowa City where she stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Jay Spreatt and her daughter Mary Virginia. She joined the Clapper family for Thanksgiving dinner with Acele Clapper in Keota.
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Fred Steck
Iowa City
Jay Spreatt
Mary Virginia
Steck
Keota
Britain Fires Mines on Thames and Sinks U Boats
British planes mined the Thames estuary to curb London shipping. Churchill told the house that Allied forces destroy German submarines at two to four per week, potentially about forty U boats since the war began, while Germany targets the British navy and merchant fleet.
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London
Thames River
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
House of Commons
Churchill
Germany
Apply Now For CCC Enrollees January Enrollment
Miss Martha Foster county welfare worker announced that applications are now being received for the quarterly CCC enrollment in January. Young men aged 17 to 23 who qualify may enlist, with Washington county group heading to camp on January 3. Humber and camp assignment are not yet known.
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Martha Foster
CCC
Washington County
Humber
County Tax Sale Continued to Jan 29 in Washington County
The county tax sale is continued to January 29. January 20 is the next date at which Washington County property advertised for non payment will be listed for sale.
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Washington County
Legionaires Buy Christmas Seals At Meeting
At the Leon Beatty post, American Legion, a vote authorized spending two dollars on Christmas seals to aid tuberculosis prevention. The group also approved large Washington billboards promoting Legion activity and a peacetime program, discussed a potential ice skating rink with location to be determined. Cocoa and doughnuts were served.
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Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Post
Washington
Legion
United States
Dale Atkinson
Archie Kuwer
County tax sale adjourned to date set by treasurer
County Treasurer Marion S. George adjourned the tax sale to a later date. At the initial sale the county bid in 42 properties advertised and 11 were sold to individuals, the smallest sale in several years.
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Marion S. George
George
Iowa Business Shows Big Increase Over Last Year
Iowa reports second quarter 1939 sales tax receipts at 3 765 306 dollars up from 3 541 461 the prior year. Total business volume for Q2 1939 reached about 188 165 346 dollars, with gains in lumber building general merchandise food and furniture sectors. Taxes collected dropped slightly in filings but overall volume rose notably versus 1938.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission Today
Trailora
Best Christmas Trade in Ten Years Seen for Iowa
Chicago dispatch reports Iowa retailers anticipate the busiest Yuletide season since 1929 with Christmas sales around 347 million dollars. National Consumers Tax Commission projects national sales near 597.9 million, up over seven percent from last year, while Iowa shoppers may face 7.25 million dollars in Saler taxes embedded in prices.
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Iowa
Chicago
National Consumers Tax Commission
Melville Mucklestone
NCTC
NOTC
B. A. Hunt
Des Moines
Joe Brown Hurt In Hollywood Auto Crash
Joe Brown a wide mouthed movie comedian was seriously injured in a Hollywood car crash. He was unconscious taken to the California hospital in critical condition after his car going at high speed collided with another vehicle and flipped end over end for 275 feet and dropped 30 feet down a embankment. Charles Weaver 65 the other driver suffered minor injuries.
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Hollywood
Joe KK. Brown
California
Brown
Charles Weaver
Faye Swickard Returns to Graham Store Work
Faye Swickard began work Monday at the Graham store. Mrs. Bessie Tucker returned to work at the Graham store Monday after a three month leave of absence.
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Faye Swickard
Graham
Bessie Tucker
Italian Planes to Helsinki Reach Finnish Front
Dispatches from Tallinn cite reports of 50 to 60 Italian planes speeding to reinforce Finland’s air force while Russia seeks greater Estonian military cooperation in the Soviet campaign. Gen Johan Laidonef was summoned to Moscow as fighting rages on including in the north and the Karelian Isthmus. The Finns claim Soviet planes operate from Baltiski near Fithonia and warn of expanded fronts.
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Russia
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Germany
Finland
Scandinavia
Balkans
Helsinki
Inns
Esthenia
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Baltiski
Fithonia
Karelian
London
Mannverhe
Roosevelt Extends Hopeful Message to Finland Leader
President Roosevelt sent a message to Finnish President Kyösti Kallio on Finland’s 22nd independence anniversary saying he hopes tragic days will yield a happier era. The gesture follows news that Roosevelt will withhold the Dec 15 Finnish debt payment in a special fund to aid Finland, seeking congressional authority.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Kyosu Kaliio
Cof
Mr. Roosevelt
Baltic Republic
Russia
Finland
Congress
Steamer Kastelholm brings Americans from Finland
The Kastelholm arrived in Stockholm with 48 American and 10 staff members fleeing the Russian invasion of Finland. The group includes members of the American legation staff evacuated from Helsinki. Also noted are brief dispatches from Rumania and Turkey regarding wartime diplomacy and a report on Mr and Mrs W M Keeley returning to Mranston after Thanksgiving.
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Stockholm
Abo
Finland
Helesinki
W. M. Keeley
Mranston
T. T. Keeley
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Darling
Shirley Temple
Peggy Lioyd
Harold Lioyd
Beverly Hills
Cal
Hango
Art Vrall
Mira Duncan
McGill Noble
King George
Queeny
Elizabeth
British Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force
France
Legionaires
Levene
Britain
Rance
Joe Brown
Fdr
Sweden
Varn Rumania
Turkey
Th. Night
Rumania
Baltic States
Great Brietain
Anekara
Im Ff
Tw. Ae
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